I took this pic almost right into the sun with a cokin nd8 filter just seeing what everyone thought. It was a pretty challenging shot to get without the subject being underexposed.
sorry for the lousy title but I figured it was better then "cow"

While I do appreciate that this was a difficult one to pull off and to pull it off like this, into the sun, but getting your subject well exposed, I find it's a pity that the tall tree (subject No 2) seems to grow right out of the cow's head. I really like how the cow is outlined by the light that shines on her far side, but her position within that context is a bit unfortunate. It would also have been nice to see more of her calf.

While I do appreciate that this was a difficult one to pull off and to pull it off like this, into the sun, but getting your subject well exposed, I find it's a pity that the tall tree (subject No 2) seems to grow right out of the cow's head. I really like how the cow is outlined by the light that shines on her far side, but her position within that context is a bit unfortunate. It would also have been nice to see more of her calf.

Is this the only one you took?

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totally agree! It's a great shot, just wish the cow was an inch or so to the right

i zoomed in close, and selected the cows and created a new layer of them. then i moved it out of the way for the time being. i used clone tool to grass over the cows, then just placed the new cow layer where i wanted it. i also copied the shadow and put it back under the cows. however now that i look at it i put the shadow a bit to much under the cow and not as left of it as it should be. i also used the burn tool to create a shadow for the tree, where the cows used to be. hope that helps.

it clearly doesn't look like the tree is originating from the cow's head. don't worry about it. hard shot and you succeeded. having the cow and her calf off to the side puts them off center. so instead of making them the focal point, you included them in the picture. i like it. keep it up